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Kauffman, Dorothy; And Others – 1995
This practical guide includes information from a 3-year study that set out to describe the range of practices in content-English-as-a-Second-Language (content-ESL) programs in the United States. The guide is based on the field reports of 20 school site visits; offers guidance for starting, implementing, and sustaining a content-ESL program; and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Instructional Materials
Bowen, William M. – 1995
Because of the Goals 200 Quality Improvement program of the federal government, Head Start agencies are being held more accountable for their employees and the overall operation of their program. To evaluate these more effectively, agencies need an effective employee evaluation instrument. Strategies were implemented in an agency that provides…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis, Performance Based Assessment
Eder, Frances Carol – 1994
A longitudinal study observed and analyzed a group formed within a private Catholic school community on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The 25 parents within the group were from middle-class families and had children who were in grades 1 through 8. Meetings with group members were monitored, questionnaires were given to group members,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Elementary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Participation
Flanigan, Carolyn B. – Harvard Family Research Project, 2005
School, parent and community partnerships have become an educational priority at both the state and federal levels. If teacher education programs are to meet the goals of the Illinois Professional Standards, the objectives of the federal Goals 2000, and the accreditation standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, School Community Relationship, Teacher Educators
Chambers, Jay; Lieberman, Joanne; Parrish, Tom; Kaleba, Daniel; Van Campen, James; Stullich, Stephanie – 2000
The Study of Education Resources and Federal Funding (SERFF) examined the allocation and use of funds provided to school districts and schools through the Goals 2000 and five of the largest Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs for fiscal year 1997, corresponding to the 1997-1998 school year. The six federal programs included in this…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Hannaway, Jane; Kimball, Kristi – 1997
The passage of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1994 represented a fundamental shift in the character of federal aid to education and demanded new roles and responsibilities for states, districts, and the federal government. This handbook presents findings from a…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation